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        <a id="balsa" name="balsa"></a>Balsa-2.5.9
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        <h2 class="sect2">
          Introduction to Balsa
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        <p>
          The <span class="application">Balsa</span> package contains a
          <span class="application">GNOME</span>-2 based mail client.
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          This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-9.1
          platform.
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          Package Information
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              <p>
                Download (HTTP): <a class="ulink" href=
                "http://pawsa.fedorapeople.org/balsa/balsa-2.5.9.tar.bz2">http://pawsa.fedorapeople.org/balsa/balsa-2.5.9.tar.bz2</a>
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                Download MD5 sum: b936cfdeedff6f231787dfd9a5c108ba
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                Download size: 4.3 MB
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                Estimated disk space required: 67 MB
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                Estimated build time: 0.5 SBU
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        <h3>
          Balsa Dependencies
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        <h4>
          Required
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          <a class="xref" href="../general/aspell.html" title=
          "Aspell-0.60.8">Aspell-0.60.8</a>, <a class="xref" href=
          "../general/enchant.html" title="enchant-2.2.8">enchant-2.2.8</a>,
          <a class="xref" href="../general/gmime.html" title=
          "GMime-2.6.23">GMime-2.6.23</a>, <a class="xref" href=
          "../postlfs/gpgme.html" title="GPGME-1.13.1">GPGME-1.13.1</a>, and
          <a class="xref" href="../general/rarian.html" title=
          "Rarian-0.8.1">Rarian-0.8.1</a>
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        <h4>
          Required (Runtime)
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        <p class="required">
          <a class="xref" href="../server/mail.html" title=
          "Chapter&nbsp;21.&nbsp;Mail Server Software">MTA</a> (that provides
          a <span class="command"><strong>sendmail</strong></span> command)
        </p>
        <h4>
          Recommended
        </h4>
        <p class="recommended">
          <a class="xref" href="../general/pcre.html" title=
          "PCRE-8.44">PCRE-8.44</a>
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        <h4>
          Optional
        </h4>
        <p class="optional">
          <a class="xref" href="../general/compface.html" title=
          "Compface-1.5.2">Compface-1.5.2</a>, <a class="xref" href=
          "../x/gtksourceview.html" title=
          "gtksourceview-3.24.11">gtksourceview-3.24.11</a>, <a class="xref"
          href="../x/libnotify.html" title=
          "libnotify-0.7.9">libnotify-0.7.9</a>, <a class="xref" href=
          "../postlfs/mitkrb.html" title="MIT Kerberos V5-1.18">MIT Kerberos
          V5-1.18</a>, <a class="xref" href="../server/openldap.html" title=
          "OpenLDAP-2.4.49">OpenLDAP-2.4.49</a>, <a class="xref" href=
          "../server/sqlite.html" title="SQLite-3.31.1">SQLite-3.31.1</a>,
          <a class="xref" href="../x/webkitgtk.html" title=
          "WebKitGTK+-2.28.0">WebKitGTK+-2.28.0</a>, <a class="ulink" href=
          "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/yelp-tools/">yelp-tools</a>,
          and <a class="ulink" href=
          "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/html2text/">python-html2text</a>
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        <p class="usernotes">
          User Notes: <a class="ulink" href=
          "http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/balsa">http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/balsa</a>
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        <h2 class="sect2">
          Installation of Balsa
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        <p>
          Install <span class="application">Balsa</span> by running the
          following commands:
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<kbd class="command">./configure --prefix=/usr            \
            --sysconfdir=/etc        \
            --localstatedir=/var/lib \
            --without-html-widget    \
            --without-libnotify      &amp;&amp;
make</kbd>
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          This package does not come with a test suite.
        </p>
        <p>
          Now, as the <code class="systemitem">root</code> user:
        </p>
        <pre class="root">
<kbd class="command">make install</kbd>
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          Command Explanations
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        <p>
          <code class="option">--enable-smime</code>: Use this option to
          enable S/MIME support if <span class=
          "application">GnuPG-2.x.x</span> is installed.
        </p>
        <p>
          <code class="option">--with-canberra</code>: Enable libcanberra
          support.
        </p>
        <p>
          <code class="option">--with-compface</code>: Enable compface
          support.
        </p>
        <p>
          <code class="option">--with-gcr</code>: Use libgcr for TLS support.
        </p>
        <p>
          <code class="option">--with-gss</code>: Enable GSSAPI support.
        </p>
        <p>
          <code class="option">--with-ldap</code>: Use this option to enable
          LDAP address book support if <span class=
          "application">OpenLDAP</span> is installed.
        </p>
        <p>
          <code class="option">--with-libsecret</code>: Enable strong
          password support.
        </p>
        <p>
          <code class="option">--with-gpgme</code>: Use this option to enable
          GPG support if <span class="quote">&ldquo;<span class=
          "quote"><span class="application">GnuPG</span> Made
          Easy</span>&rdquo;</span> (<span class="application">GPGME</span>)
          is installed.
        </p>
        <p>
          <code class="option">--with-html-widget</code>: enable the html
          renderer (remove <em class=
          "parameter"><code>--without-html-widget</code></em>).
        </p>
        <p>
          <code class="option">--with-sqlite</code>: Use this option to
          enable SQLite address book support if <span class=
          "application">SQLite</span> is installed.
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      <div class="configuration" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
        <h2 class="sect2">
          Configuring Balsa
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            <a id="idm140006420874672" name=
            "idm140006420874672"></a>Configuration Information
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          <p>
            All configuration of <span class="application">Balsa</span> is
            done through the <span class="application">Balsa</span> menu
            system, with mailbox configuration done with the
            Settings&mdash;&gt;Preferences menu.
          </p>
          <p>
            If you are unable to connect to your ISP, they probably don't
            support APOP. Disable it in Settings/Preferences/POP3/advanced.
          </p>
          <p>
            If you enable filters for your incoming POP3 mail, you must have
            <a class="xref" href="../basicnet/procmail.html" title=
            "Procmail-3.22">Procmail-3.22</a> installed, as the incoming mail
            will be handed off to <span class=
            "command"><strong>procmail</strong></span> for processing.
          </p>
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        <h2 class="sect2">
          Contents
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          <div class="seglistitem">
            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Programs:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">balsa and balsa-ab</span>
            </div>
            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Libraries:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">None</span>
            </div>
            <div class="seg">
              <strong class="segtitle">Installed Directories:</strong>
              <span class="segbody">/etc/sounds/events, /usr/share/balsa, and
              /usr/share/sounds/balsa</span>
            </div>
          </div>
        </div>
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          <h3>
            Short Descriptions
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                <td>
                  <p>
                    <a id="balsa-prog" name="balsa-prog"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>balsa</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is a glib based mail client.
                  </p>
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                  <p>
                    <a id="balsa-ab" name="balsa-ab"></a><span class=
                    "term"><span class=
                    "command"><strong>balsa-ab</strong></span></span>
                  </p>
                </td>
                <td>
                  <p>
                    is the address-book application used by <span class=
                    "command"><strong>balsa</strong></span>.
                  </p>
                </td>
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